DepressionPhase 3NCT01305408
Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Armodafinil Treatment (150 mg/Day) as Adjunctive Therapy in Adults With Major Depression Associated With Bipolar I Disorder
A Phase 3 study testing Armodafinil in people with Depression, run by Cephalon at 130 sites in 14 countries.
Trial summary
The primary objective of the study is to determine whether armodafinil treatment, at a dosage of 150 mg/day, is more effective than placebo treatment as adjunctive therapy to mood stabilizers for treatment of adults with major depression associated with bipolar I disorder. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 65 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Depression
- What is being tested?
- Armodafinil
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 399 participants
- Where
- 130 sitesin 14 countries
- Study dates
- Mar 2011to Jul 2013
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 65 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- The patient has a diagnosis of bipolar I disorder according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (Text Revision) (DSM-IV-TR) criteria and is currently experiencing a major depressive episode.
- Documentation that the patient has had at least 1 previous manic or mixed episode.
- The patient has had no more than 6 mood episodes in the last year.
- The patient's current major depressive episode must have started no less than 2 weeks and no more than 12 months prior to the screening visit. The current depressive episode must have begun after the patient's current mood stabilizer regime began.
- The patient must have been taking 1 (or 2) of the following protocol-allowed mood stabilizers: lithium, valproic acid, lamotrigine, aripiprazole, olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone, ziprasidone (only if taken in combination with lithium, valproic acid, or lamotrigine). The following criteria must also be met:
- The mood stabilizer(s) must have been taken a minimum 4 weeks before the onset of the major depressive episode and still be taken at the time of the screening visit at dose or blood level considered appropriate for maintenance therapy by the patient's physician.
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- The patient must continue to take the same mood stabilizer(s) during the screening period; no mood stabilizer may be added during the screening period.
- The mood stabilizer(s) must be taken for a minimum of at least 8 weeks prior to the baseline visit.
- The dosage of the mood stabilizer(s) must be stable for a minimum of 4 weeks prior to the baseline visit.
- The mood stabilizer(s) must be taken in an oral formulation, with the exception of risperidone, which can be either in an oral or long-acting injection formulation.
- The patient may be taking 2 protocol-allowed mood stabilizers only if 1 of the drugs is lithium, valproic acid, or lamotrigine.
Who cannot join
- The patient has any Axis I disorder apart from bipolar I disorder that was the primary focus of treatment within 6 months of the screening visit or during the screening period.
- The patient has psychotic symptoms or has had psychosis within 4 weeks of the screening visit or during the screening period.
- The patient has current active suicidal ideation, is at imminent risk of self-harm, or has a history of significant suicidal ideation or suicide attempt at any time in the past that causes concern at present.
- The patient has a history of an eating disorder or obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) within 6 months of the screening visit or during the screening period.
Trial locations and contacts
130 sites in 14 countries.
130 sites in 14 countries
United States28 sites
Teva Investigational Site 406
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Teva Investigational Site 116
Atlanta, Georgia
Teva Investigational Site 205
Atlanta, Georgia
Teva Investigational Site 225
Birmingham, Alabama
Teva Investigational Site 207
Brooklyn, New York
Teva Investigational Site 610
Cincinnati, Ohio
Teva Investigational Site 403
DeSoto, Texas
Teva Investigational Site 612
Friendswood, Texas
Teva Investigational Site 611
Indianapolis, Indiana
Teva Investigational Site 606
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Teva Investigational Site 613
Kirkland, Washington
Teva Investigational Site 600
Lafayette, Indiana
Teva Investigational Site 127
Lauderhill, Florida
Teva Investigational Site 202
New York, New York
Teva Investigational Site 401
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Teva Investigational Site 609
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Teva Investigational Site 616
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Teva Investigational Site 195
Park Ridge, Illinois
Teva Investigational Site 408
Salt Lake City, Utah
Teva Investigational Site 295
Sherman Oaks, California
Teva Investigational Site 605
Spokane, Washington
Teva Investigational Site 110
Staten Island, New York
Teva Investigational Site 411
Staten Island, New York
Teva Investigational Site 608
Tampa, Florida
Teva Investigational Site 122
Temecula, California
Teva Investigational Site 615
Toledo, Ohio
Teva Investigational Site 603
Watertown, Massachusetts
Teva Investigational Site 614
Wilmington, North Carolina
Bulgaria16 sites
Teva Investigational Site 248
Burgas
Teva Investigational Site 146
Kardzhali
Teva Investigational Site 148
Kazanlak
Teva Investigational Site 853
Pazardzhik
Teva Investigational Site 852
Pleven
Teva Investigational Site 145
Plovdiv
Teva Investigational Site 370
Rousse
Teva Investigational Site 147
Sofia
Teva Investigational Site 149
Sofia
Teva Investigational Site 244
Sofia
Teva Investigational Site 247
Sofia
Teva Investigational Site 854
Sofia
Teva Investigational Site 855
Sofia
Teva Investigational Site 245
Varna
Teva Investigational Site 851
Varna
Teva Investigational Site 856
Varna
Argentina15 sites
Teva Investigational Site 134
Buenos Aires
Teva Investigational Site 136
Buenos Aires
Teva Investigational Site 881
Buenos Aires
Teva Investigational Site 884
Buenos Aires
Teva Investigational Site 888
Buenos Aires
Teva Investigational Site 236
Córdoba
Teva Investigational Site 135
Córdoba Capital
Teva Investigational Site 371
La Plata
Teva Investigational Site 886
La Plata
Teva Investigational Site 138
La Plata, Buenos Aires
Teva Investigational Site 882
Mendoza
Teva Investigational Site 883
Mendoza
Teva Investigational Site 885
Mendoza
Teva Investigational Site 887
Mendoza
Teva Investigational Site 238
Rosario
Ukraine10 sites
Teva Investigational Site 181
Dnipropetrovsk
Teva Investigational Site 872
Donetsk
Teva Investigational Site 282
Kharkiv
Teva Investigational Site 281
Kiev
Teva Investigational Site 180
Luhansk
Teva Investigational Site 873
Lviv
Teva Investigational Site 875
Odesa
Teva Investigational Site 183
Poltava
Teva Investigational Site 871
S. Oleksandrivka
Teva Investigational Site 182
Vinnytsia
Italy8 sites
Teva Investigational Site 688
Catania
Teva Investigational Site 689
Florence
Teva Investigational Site 686
Genova
Teva Investigational Site 691
Lido Di Camaiore(LU)
Teva Investigational Site 690
Naples
Teva Investigational Site 687
Pisa
Teva Investigational Site 693
Pisa
Teva Investigational Site 692
Roma
Brazil7 sites
Teva Investigational Site 623
Belo Horizonte
Teva Investigational Site 626
Curitiba-Parana
Teva Investigational Site 621
Distrito de Rubiao Junior
Teva Investigational Site 627
Itapira -Sao Paulo
Teva Investigational Site 624
Rio de Janeiro
Teva Investigational Site 622
Salvador
Teva Investigational Site 628
São Paulo
Poland7 sites
Teva Investigational Site 259
Bialystok
Teva Investigational Site 257
Gdansk
Teva Investigational Site 258
Gdynia
Teva Investigational Site 155
Krakow
Teva Investigational Site 255
Skorzewo
Teva Investigational Site 861
Szczecin
Teva Investigational Site 157
Tuszyn
Serbia7 sites
Teva Investigational Site 177
Belgrade
Teva Investigational Site 831
Belgrade
Teva Investigational Site 832
Belgrade
Teva Investigational Site 835
Belgrade
Teva Investigational Site 176
Kragujevac
Teva Investigational Site 837
Niš
Teva Investigational Site 834
Novi Kneževac
South Africa7 sites
Teva Investigational Site 707
Cape Town
Teva Investigational Site 709
Cape Town
Teva Investigational Site 712
Cape Town
Teva Investigational Site 708
Centurion
Teva Investigational Site 710
Johannesburg
Teva Investigational Site 711
Paarl
Teva Investigational Site 706
Pretoria
Germany6 sites
Teva Investigational Site 655
Achim
Teva Investigational Site 656
Berlin
Teva Investigational Site 653
Cologne
Teva Investigational Site 651
Dresden
Teva Investigational Site 654
Freiburg im Breisgau
Teva Investigational Site 652
Mittweida
Croatia5 sites
Teva Investigational Site 635
Rijeka
Teva Investigational Site 631
Split
Teva Investigational Site 632
Zagreb
Teva Investigational Site 633
Zagreb
Teva Investigational Site 634
Zagreb
Hungary5 sites
Teva Investigational Site 661
Budapest
Teva Investigational Site 662
Budapest
Teva Investigational Site 664
Budapest
Teva Investigational Site 665
Győr
Teva Investigational Site 666
Nagykálló
Slovakia5 sites
Teva Investigational Site 700
Bojnice
Teva Investigational Site 699
Bratislava
Teva Investigational Site 697
Rimavská Sobota
Teva Investigational Site 696
Rožňava
Teva Investigational Site 698
Trenčín
Finland4 sites
Teva Investigational Site 716
Helsinki
Teva Investigational Site 717
Helsinki
Teva Investigational Site 719
Kangasala
Teva Investigational Site 718
Turku
About this study
Official title: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Fixed-Dosage Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Armodafinil Treatment (150 mg/Day) as Adjunctive Therapy in Adults With Major Depression Associated With Bipolar I Disorder
The primary objective of the study is to determine whether armodafinil treatment, at a dosage of 150 mg/day, is more effective than placebo treatment as adjunctive therapy to mood stabilizers for treatment of adults with major depression associated with bipolar I disorder.
- Conditions
- Depression
- Being tested
- Armodafinil, Placebo
- Keywords
- Bipolar I Disorder
- Medical subject headings
- Depression
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
ArmodafinilDrug
Also called Nuvigil, CEP-10953
Armodafinil tablets, taken orally, once daily in the morning
PlaceboDrug
Matching placebo tablets, taken orally, once daily in the morning
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Placebo | Placebo comparator | Participants began taking placebo to match armodafinil and following the same titration procedure. Treatment was administered for a total of 8 weeks. Receives: Drug: Placebo |
| Armodafinil 150 mg/day | Experimental | Participants began taking armodafinil at a dosage of 50 mg/day; the dosage was increased by 50 mg/day on days 2 and 4, up to a dosage of 150 mg/day. Treatment was administered for a total of 8 weeks. Receives: Drug: Armodafinil |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change From Baseline to Week 8 in the Total Score From the 30-Item Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Clinician-Rated (IDS-C30)
The IDS-C30 is a standardized 30-item, clinician-rated scale to assess the severity of a participant's depressive symptoms. Every effort was made to have the same rater evaluate a participant across all visits.
Total scores range from 0-84, with a score of 0 indicating no depression and a score of 84 indicating the most severe depression. Negative change from baseline values indicate improvement in the severity of depression.
Measured: Day 0 (baseline), Week 8
Secondary outcomes (22)
Percentage of Responders At Different Treatment Weeks According to the 30-Item Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Clinician Rated (IDS-C30) Total Score
A responder is a participant with a ≥50% decrease or greater from baseline in the total score of the IDS-C30. The IDS-C30 is a standardized 30-item, clinician-rated scale to assess the severity of a participant's depressive symptoms. Every effort was made to have the same rater evaluate a participant across all visits.
Total scores range from 0-84, with a score of 0 indicating no depression and a score of 84 indicating the most severe depression.
Measured: Day 0 (baseline), Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Percentage of Participants in Remission At Different Treatment Weeks According to the 30-Item Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Clinician Rated (IDS-C30) Total Score
A participant in remission was defined as a participant with an IDS-C30 total score of 11 or less.
The IDS-C30 is a standardized 30-item, clinician-rated scale to assess the severity of a participant's depressive symptoms. Every effort was made to have the same rater evaluate a participant across all visits.
Total scores range from 0-84, with a score of 0 indicating no depression and a score of 84 indicating the most severe depression.
Measured: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Change From Baseline to Different Treatment Weeks in the Total Score From the 30-Item Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Clinician-Rated (IDS-C30)
The IDS-C30 is a standardized 30-item, clinician-rated scale to assess the severity of a participant's depressive symptoms. Every effort was made to have the same rater evaluate a participant across all visits.
Total scores range from 0-84, with a score of 0 indicating no depression and a score of 84 indicating the most severe depression. Negative change from baseline values indicate improvement in the severity of depression.
Measured: Day 0 (baseline), Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Change From Baseline to Different Treatment Weeks in the Total Score From the 16-Item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Clinician-Rated (QIDS-C16)
The QIDS-C16 was derived from specified items in the IDS-C30, clinician-rated scale to assess the severity of a participant's depressive symptoms. Total scores range from 0-27, with a score of 0 indicating no depression and a score of 27 indicating the most severe depression. Negative change from baseline values indicate improvement in the severity of depression.
Measured: Day 0 (baseline), Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Change From Baseline to Different Treatment Weeks in the Clinical Global Impression of Severity (CGI-S) for Depression
The CGI-S is an observer-rated scale that measures illness severity on a 7-point scale, with the severity of illness scale using a range of responses from 1 (normal) through to 7 (amongst the most severely ill patients). Negative change from baseline values indicate improvement in the severity of depression.
Measured: Day 0 (baseline), Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Change From Baseline to Weeks 4, 8 and Endpoint in the Global Assessment for Functioning (GAF) Scale
The Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) is a numeric scale (1 through 100) used by mental health clinicians and physicians to rate subjectively the social, occupational, and psychological functioning of adults, e.g., how well or adaptively one is meeting various problems-in-living. Ratings of 1 - 10 mean the participant is in persistent danger of severely hurting self or others (e.g., recurrent violence) or persistent inability to maintain minimal personal hygiene or serious suicidal act with clear expectation of death. Ratings of 91 - 100 indicate no symptoms, and the participant exhibits superior functioning in a wide range of activities, life's problems never seem to get out of hand, is sought out by others because of his or her many positive qualities. Positive change from baseline values indicate improvement in functioning.
Measured: Day 0 (baseline), Weeks 4, 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAE)
AEs were graded by the investigator for severity on a three-point scale: mild, moderate and severe. Causality is graded as either related or not related. A serious adverse event (SAE) is an AE resulting in death, a life-threatening adverse event, hospitalization, a persistent or significant disability/incapacity, a congenital anomaly/birth defect, or an important medical event that may require medical intervention to prevent any of the previous results.
Protocol-defined adverse events requiring expedited reporting included skin rash, hypersensitivity reaction, emergent suicidal ideation or suicide attempt, and psychosis.
Measured: Day 1 to Week 9
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) Total Score
The YMRS is a clinician-rated, 11-item checklist used to measure the severity of manic episodes. Information for assigning scores is gained from the participant's subjective reported symptoms over the previous 48 hours and from clinical observation during the interview. Seven items are ranked 0 through 4 and have descriptors associated with each severity level. Four items (irritability, speech, content, and disruptive-aggressive behavior) are scored 0 through 8 and have descriptors for every second increment. The total scale is 0-60. A score of ≤12 indicates remission of manic symptoms, and higher scores indicate greater severity of mania. Negative change from baseline scores indicate a decrease in severity of mania.
Measured: Day 0 (baseline), last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in the Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAM-A) Total Score
HAM-A measures the severity of anxiety symptoms. The scale consists of 14 items, each defined by a series of symptoms, and measures both psychic anxiety (mental agitation and psychological distress) and somatic anxiety (physical complaints related to anxiety). Each item is scored on a scale of 0 (not present) to 4 (severe), with a total score range of 0-56, where <17 indicates mild severity, 18-24 mild to moderate severity and 25-30 moderate to severe. Negative change from baseline scores indicate a decrease in severity of anxiety.
Measured: Day 0 (baseline), last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) Total Score
The ISI is a participant-rated, 7-item questionnaire designed to assess the severity of the participant's insomnia. Each item is ranked 0 (none) through 4 (very severe) and has a descriptor associated with each severity level. Total range is 0 (no insomnia) to 28 (very severe insomnia). Responses to each item are added to obtain a total score to determine the severity of insomnia. Negative change from baseline scores indicate a decrease in severity of insomnia.
Measured: Day 0 (baseline), last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 'Since Last Visit' Version (C-SSRS-SLV) For Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and Endpoint For the Suicidal Behavior - Actual Attempt Question
The C-SSRS is a clinician-rated scale that assesses suicidality from ideation to behaviors and monitors the potential emergence of suicidality in clinical studies. The C-SSRS-B (baseline) was performed at screening and the C-SSRS-SLV ('Since Last Visit') was performed at baseline and weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8 or last postbaseline observation. The Suicidal Behavior - Actual Attempt question records whether the participant committed a potentially self-injurious act with at least some wish to die since the last visit.
Measured: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 'Since Last Visit' Version (C-SSRS-SLV) For Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and Endpoint For the Suicidal Behavior - Non-Suicidal Self-Injurious Behavior Question
The C-SSRS is a clinician-rated scale that assesses suicidality from ideation to behaviors and monitors the potential emergence of suicidality in clinical studies. The C-SSRS-B (baseline) was performed at screening and the C-SSRS-SLV ('Since Last Visit') was performed at baseline and weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8 or last postbaseline observation.
The Suicidal Behavior - Non-Suicidal Self-Injurious Behavior question records whether the participant committed a potentially self-injurious act that was not associated with a wish to die since the last visit.
Measured: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 'Since Last Visit' Version (C-SSRS-SLV) For Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and Endpoint For the Suicidal Behavior - Interrupted Attempt Question
The C-SSRS is a clinician-rated scale that assesses suicidality from ideation to behaviors and monitors the potential emergence of suicidality in clinical studies. The C-SSRS-B (baseline) was performed at screening and the C-SSRS-SLV ('Since Last Visit') was performed at baseline and weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8 or last postbaseline observation.
The Suicidal Behavior - Interrupted Attempt question records whether the participant was interrupted by an outside circumstance from starting the potentially self-injurious act with at least some wish to die since the last visit.
Measured: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 'Since Last Visit' Version (C-SSRS-SLV) For Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and Endpoint For the Suicidal Behavior - Aborted Attempt Question
The C-SSRS is a clinician-rated scale that assesses suicidality from ideation to behaviors and monitors the potential emergence of suicidality in clinical studies. The C-SSRS-B (baseline) was performed at screening and the C-SSRS-SLV ('Since Last Visit') was performed at baseline and weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8 or last postbaseline observation.
The Suicidal Behavior - Aborted Attempt question records whether the participant began to take steps toward making a suicide attempt but stops themselves before starting the potentially self-injurious act since the last visit.
Measured: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 'Since Last Visit' Version (C-SSRS-SLV) For Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and Endpoint For the Suicidal Behavior - Suicidal Behavior Question
The C-SSRS is a clinician-rated scale that assesses suicidality from ideation to behaviors and monitors the potential emergence of suicidality in clinical studies. The C-SSRS-B (baseline) was performed at screening and the C-SSRS-SLV ('Since Last Visit') was performed at baseline and weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8 or last postbaseline observation.
The Suicidal Behavior - Suicidal Behavior question records whether in the clinician's opinion, the participant exhibited suicidal behavior since the last visit.
Measured: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 'Since Last Visit' Version (C-SSRS-SLV) For Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and Endpoint For the Suicidal Behavior - Preparatory Acts or Behavior Question
The C-SSRS is a clinician-rated scale that assesses suicidality from ideation to behaviors and monitors the potential emergence of suicidality in clinical studies. The C-SSRS-B (baseline) was performed at screening and the C-SSRS-SLV ('Since Last Visit') was performed at baseline and weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8 or last postbaseline observation.
The Suicidal Behavior - Preparatory Acts or Behavior question records whether the participant exhibited acts or preparations towards imminently making a suicide attempt since the last visit.
Measured: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 'Since Last Visit' Version (C-SSRS-SLV) For Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and Endpoint For the Suicidal Behavior - Completed Suicide Question
The C-SSRS is a clinician-rated scale that assesses suicidality from ideation to behaviors and monitors the potential emergence of suicidality in clinical studies. The C-SSRS-B (baseline) was performed at screening and the C-SSRS-SLV ('Since Last Visit') was performed at baseline and weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8 or last postbaseline observation.
The Suicidal Behavior - Completed Suicide question records whether the participant intentionally causing his/her's own death since the last visit.
Measured: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 'Since Last Visit' Version (C-SSRS-SLV) For Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and Endpoint For the Suicidal Ideation - Wish to Be Dead Question
The C-SSRS is a clinician-rated scale that assesses suicidality from ideation to behaviors and monitors the potential emergence of suicidality in clinical studies. The C-SSRS-B (baseline) was performed at screening and the C-SSRS-SLV ('Since Last Visit') was performed at baseline and weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8 or last postbaseline observation.
The Suicidal Ideation - Wish to Be Dead question records whether the participant endorses thoughts about a wish to dead or not alive anymore, or a wish to fall asleep and not wake up since the last visit.
Measured: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 'Since Last Visit' Version (C-SSRS-SLV) For Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and Endpoint For the Suicidal Ideation - Non-Specific Active Suicidal Thoughts Question
The C-SSRS is a clinician-rated scale that assesses suicidality from ideation to behaviors and monitors the potential emergence of suicidality in clinical studies. The C-SSRS-B (baseline) was performed at screening and the C-SSRS-SLV ('Since Last Visit') was performed at baseline and weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8 or last postbaseline observation.
The Suicidal Ideation - Non-Specific Active Suicidal Thoughts question records whether the participant shares general non-specific thoughts of wanting to end one's life/commit suicide since the last visit.
Measured: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 'Since Last Visit' Version (C-SSRS-SLV) For Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and Endpoint For the Suicidal Ideation - Any Methods (Not Plan) Without Intent to Act Question
The C-SSRS is a clinician-rated scale that assesses suicidality from ideation to behaviors and monitors the potential emergence of suicidality in clinical studies. The C-SSRS-B (baseline) was performed at screening and the C-SSRS-SLV ('Since Last Visit') was performed at baseline and weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8 or last postbaseline observation.
The Suicidal Ideation - Any Methods (Not Plan) Without Intent to Act question records whether the participant endorses thoughts of suicide and has thought of at least one method but has no specific plan of action since the last visit.
Measured: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 'Since Last Visit' Version (C-SSRS-SLV) For Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and Endpoint For the Suicidal Ideation - Some Intent to Act Without a Specific Plan Question
The C-SSRS is a clinician-rated scale that assesses suicidality from ideation to behaviors and monitors the potential emergence of suicidality in clinical studies. The C-SSRS-B (baseline) was performed at screening and the C-SSRS-SLV ('Since Last Visit') was performed at baseline and weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8 or last postbaseline observation.
The Suicidal Ideation - Some Intent to Act Without a Specific Plan question records whether the participant has active suicidal thoughts of killing oneself and reports having some intent to act on such thoughts since the last visit.
Measured: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 'Since Last Visit' Version (C-SSRS-SLV) For Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and Endpoint For the Suicidal Ideation - Specific Plan and Intent Question
The C-SSRS is a clinician-rated scale that assesses suicidality from ideation to behaviors and monitors the potential emergence of suicidality in clinical studies. The C-SSRS-B (baseline) was performed at screening and the C-SSRS-SLV ('Since Last Visit') was performed at baseline and weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8 or last postbaseline observation.
The Suicidal Ideation - Specific Plan and Intent question records whether the participant has active suicidal thoughts of killing oneself with details of plan fully or partially worked out and the participant has some intent to carry out the plan since the last visit.
Measured: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted28 Feb 2011 (estimated)
- Study startMar 2011
- Primary completionJul 2013
- Study completionJul 2013
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for DepressionStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Quadruple blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 399 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Cephalon
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Sponsor's Medical Expert, Study director, Cephalon
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01305408
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- C10953/3073
- Other IDs
- 2010-023623-26
- Status last verified
- Apr 2016
- First submitted
- 25 Feb 2011
- Last updated
- 26 May 2016
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Publications
Frye MA, Amchin J, Bauer M, Adler C, Yang R, Ketter TA. Randomized, placebo-controlled, adjunctive study of armodafinil for bipolar I depression: implications of novel drug design and heterogeneity of concurrent bipolar maintenance treatments. Int J Bipolar Disord. 2015 Dec;3(1):34. doi: 10.1186/s40345-015-0034-0. Epub 2015 Sep 2.
PubMed 26330288
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 26 May 2016. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Fixed-Dosage Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Armodafinil Treatment (150 mg/Day) as Adjunctive Therapy in Adults With Major Depression Associated With Bipolar I Disorder
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01305408
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- C10953/3073
- Conditions
- Depression
- Keywords
- Bipolar I Disorder
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 399 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- CephalonIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- Mar 2011
- Primary completion
- Jul 2013 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jul 2013 (actual)
- First posted
- 28 Feb 2011 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 26 Jan 2015
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The primary objective of the study is to determine whether armodafinil treatment, at a dosage of 150 mg/day, is more effective than placebo treatment as adjunctive therapy to mood stabilizers for treatment of adults with major depression associated with bipolar I disorder.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Quadruple blind (participant, care provider, investigator, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Placebo | Placebo comparator | Drug: PlaceboParticipants began taking placebo to match armodafinil and following the same titration procedure. Treatment was administered for a total of 8 weeks. |
| Armodafinil 150 mg/day | Experimental | Drug: ArmodafinilParticipants began taking armodafinil at a dosage of 50 mg/day; the dosage was increased by 50 mg/day on days 2 and 4, up to a dosage of 150 mg/day. Treatment was administered for a total of 8 weeks. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (11 listed)
- The patient has a diagnosis of bipolar I disorder according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (Text Revision) (DSM-IV-TR) criteria and is currently experiencing a major depressive episode.
- Documentation that the patient has had at least 1 previous manic or mixed episode.
- The patient has had no more than 6 mood episodes in the last year.
- The patient's current major depressive episode must have started no less than 2 weeks and no more than 12 months prior to the screening visit. The current depressive episode must have begun after the patient's current mood stabilizer regime began.
- The patient must have been taking 1 (or 2) of the following protocol-allowed mood stabilizers: lithium, valproic acid, lamotrigine, aripiprazole, olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone, ziprasidone (only if taken in combination with lithium, valproic acid, or lamotrigine). The following criteria must also be met:
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- The patient has any Axis I disorder apart from bipolar I disorder that was the primary focus of treatment within 6 months of the screening visit or during the screening period.
- The patient has psychotic symptoms or has had psychosis within 4 weeks of the screening visit or during the screening period.
- The patient has current active suicidal ideation, is at imminent risk of self-harm, or has a history of significant suicidal ideation or suicide attempt at any time in the past that causes concern at present.
- The patient has a history of an eating disorder or obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) within 6 months of the screening visit or during the screening period.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| ArmodafinilAlso: Nuvigil, CEP-10953Armodafinil tablets, taken orally, once daily in the morning | Drug | Armodafinil 150 mg/day |
| PlaceboMatching placebo tablets, taken orally, once daily in the morning | Drug | Placebo |
Primary outcome
Change From Baseline to Week 8 in the Total Score From the 30-Item Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Clinician-Rated (IDS-C30)
Time frame: Day 0 (baseline), Week 8
The IDS-C30 is a standardized 30-item, clinician-rated scale to assess the severity of a participant's depressive symptoms. Every effort was made to have the same rater evaluate a participant across all visits. Total scores range from 0-84, with a score of 0 indicating no depression and a score of 84 indicating the most severe depression. Negative change from baseline values indicate improvement in the severity of depression.
22 secondary outcomes
Percentage of Responders At Different Treatment Weeks According to the 30-Item Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Clinician Rated (IDS-C30) Total Score
Time frame: Day 0 (baseline), Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Percentage of Participants in Remission At Different Treatment Weeks According to the 30-Item Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Clinician Rated (IDS-C30) Total Score
Time frame: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Change From Baseline to Different Treatment Weeks in the Total Score From the 30-Item Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Clinician-Rated (IDS-C30)
Time frame: Day 0 (baseline), Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Change From Baseline to Different Treatment Weeks in the Total Score From the 16-Item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Clinician-Rated (QIDS-C16)
Time frame: Day 0 (baseline), Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Change From Baseline to Different Treatment Weeks in the Clinical Global Impression of Severity (CGI-S) for Depression
Time frame: Day 0 (baseline), Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Change From Baseline to Weeks 4, 8 and Endpoint in the Global Assessment for Functioning (GAF) Scale
Time frame: Day 0 (baseline), Weeks 4, 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAE)
Time frame: Day 1 to Week 9
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) Total Score
Time frame: Day 0 (baseline), last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in the Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAM-A) Total Score
Time frame: Day 0 (baseline), last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Change From Baseline to Endpoint in the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) Total Score
Time frame: Day 0 (baseline), last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 'Since Last Visit' Version (C-SSRS-SLV) For Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and Endpoint For the Suicidal Behavior - Actual Attempt Question
Time frame: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 'Since Last Visit' Version (C-SSRS-SLV) For Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and Endpoint For the Suicidal Behavior - Non-Suicidal Self-Injurious Behavior Question
Time frame: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 'Since Last Visit' Version (C-SSRS-SLV) For Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and Endpoint For the Suicidal Behavior - Interrupted Attempt Question
Time frame: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 'Since Last Visit' Version (C-SSRS-SLV) For Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and Endpoint For the Suicidal Behavior - Aborted Attempt Question
Time frame: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 'Since Last Visit' Version (C-SSRS-SLV) For Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and Endpoint For the Suicidal Behavior - Suicidal Behavior Question
Time frame: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 'Since Last Visit' Version (C-SSRS-SLV) For Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and Endpoint For the Suicidal Behavior - Preparatory Acts or Behavior Question
Time frame: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 'Since Last Visit' Version (C-SSRS-SLV) For Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and Endpoint For the Suicidal Behavior - Completed Suicide Question
Time frame: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 'Since Last Visit' Version (C-SSRS-SLV) For Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and Endpoint For the Suicidal Ideation - Wish to Be Dead Question
Time frame: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 'Since Last Visit' Version (C-SSRS-SLV) For Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and Endpoint For the Suicidal Ideation - Non-Specific Active Suicidal Thoughts Question
Time frame: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 'Since Last Visit' Version (C-SSRS-SLV) For Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and Endpoint For the Suicidal Ideation - Any Methods (Not Plan) Without Intent to Act Question
Time frame: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 'Since Last Visit' Version (C-SSRS-SLV) For Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and Endpoint For the Suicidal Ideation - Some Intent to Act Without a Specific Plan Question
Time frame: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale 'Since Last Visit' Version (C-SSRS-SLV) For Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and Endpoint For the Suicidal Ideation - Specific Plan and Intent Question
Time frame: Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and last postbaseline observation (up to 8 weeks)
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 26 May 2016.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 26330288Frye MA, Amchin J, Bauer M, Adler C, Yang R, Ketter TA. Randomized, placebo-controlled, adjunctive study of armodafinil for bipolar I depression: implications of novel drug design and heterogeneity of concurrent bipolar maintenance treatments. Int J Bipolar Disord. 2015 Dec;3(1):34. doi: 10.1186/s40345-015-0034-0. Epub 2015 Sep 2.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Sponsor's Medical Expert study director
Cephalon
130 sites in 14 countries: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 3 study testing Armodafinil in people with Depression, run by Cephalon at 130 sites in 14 countries.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 11 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 May 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 130 sites in United States, Bulgaria, Argentina, Ukraine, Italy and 9 more countries. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 26 Jan 2015). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change From Baseline to Week 8 in the Total Score From the 30-Item Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Clinician-Rated (IDS-C30) (time frame: Day 0 (baseline), Week 8). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01305408, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 May 2016.